CROSSWORD

Roger Squires No. 3,467

ACROSS

1 Detail Harriers to scramble in defence against bombers (3-4,7)

10 Free of charge, perhaps (5) 11 Two men of a bygone era (9) 12 Institution providing outlet

after study (7)

13 Parson goes round a nuclear

establishment (7)

14 One fat round Scottish

landowner (5)

16 Right way to keep up with the

times (9)

19 Dive for a weapon to use

after dark? (9)

20 HQ of the French vessel (5) 22 Old city in Natal is unaffected

(7)

25 Waiting in a large shop (2,5) 27 Dates may be seen around

this place (3,3,3)

28 Send home from school (5) 29 Celebrate launch (4,3,4,3)

DOWN

2 I’m hanging on, there’s something about to happen (9)

3 It does, with time (5)

4 A client I’d made perfectly

agreeable (9) 5 Needlewoman eliminates

waste (5)

6 Presented with a cauliflower?

How distinguished! (9) 7 One asking for more tobacco

perhaps (5)

8 Spread liberal sail when the

wind’s behind you (3,4) 9 With which to write three

Roman numerals? (6) 15 Checking of soil in France by

conservationists (9)

17 This is an essential part of a

player’s score (9)

18 Ad-lib of prim MP outcast (9) 19 Without brakes? Without

breaks! (7)

21 Suitable voice for a trio? (6) 23 The sound of tears and rows

(5)

24 I sell out of this thread (5) 26 Work hard to reprocess

waste (5)